However, as a new Wichita Eagle documentary called “More Like Jackie ... Jones “fall in love with baseball — and Jackie Robinson.” There are stories of the people who worked on the ...
Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to break the color barrier in baseball, becoming one of the most beloved men in America. Born to tenant farmers in rural Georgia and raised in ...
Get to the Bag spotlights the remarkable career of Jackie Robinson beyond baseball. The film blends the lyrical narrative of ...
“More Like Jackie” is a new documentary that explores how Wichita came together and persevered after the shocking theft and destruction of a Jackie Robinson statue at the League 42 baseball field.
"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that of baseball. He was a transforming agent and in the face of such hostility and such meanness and violence, he did it with such amazing dignity.
After a stint with the minor-league Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson was the first Black ... This poetic and intimate film tells the personal stories of the residents of Little Burgundy through ...
Jackie Robinson’s journey to the majors was anything but easy. As the first Black player in the modern era of Major League Baseball, he endured racial slurs, hate mail, death threats ...
There are newspaper and magazine articles, Nike commercials, a massive campaign in baseball with every ball and uniform emblazoned with a special Jackie Robinson logo, a short film by Spike Lee that ...
Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In Montreal, at least, where the fans accepted and revered him. That’s where ...
However, as a new Wichita Eagle documentary called “More Like Jackie” shows ... Green attended a gathering that League 42, named for Robinson’s jersey number, founder Bob Lutz organized.